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Final Fantasy XIV Xbox 360 Announcement at TGS '09?

Xbox Evolved writes:

"Xbox Evolved caught up with our Japanese contact to get the full scoop on this upcoming Final Fantasy massively multiplayer RPG."
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Published: 100 days 19 hours ago | Article | TGS 2009 | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360 | PC | Industry News | Dev News
 
 

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SpoonyRedMage - 100 days 19 hours ago
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Well Nomura said Square Enix won't be having announcements at TGS as the emphasis will be on soon-to-release games like FFXIII and Crystal Bearers.

So I wouldn't count on it.
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BulletToothtony - 100 days 18 hours ago
1.1 - well i know that S.E. has accepted money before
but Jack Tretton put A LOT of emphasis on ffxiv being exclusive at E3.. like... We Made Sure This Time..

It ultimately doesn't really bother me, cause i still get to play it, but it does bother me that the game gets delayed and as well as MS not keeping up with TRUE competition, they should come up with new things instead of trying to hinder sony from succeeding even more..
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SpoonyRedMage - 100 days 18 hours ago
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Yer and Tretton can't be wrong?

They corrected him straight afterward saying that it wasn't exclusive and that it will definitely be on the PC and possibly "other hardware".
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jack_burt0n - 100 days 18 hours ago
1.3 -
@bullet

The only announcement last TGS from MS was tekken 6 if anything it will be the same again.
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Estranged - 100 days 18 hours ago
1.4 - Yeah...
Not a likely announcement. Although SOME will try to have you believe it's set in stone like they did with MGS4 jumping ship...
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MAiKU - 100 days 18 hours ago
1.5 -
Either way, if it happens we know why and i got two words for it... Check Book.
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Reibooi - 100 days 18 hours ago
1.6 -
This is highly unlikely if you ask me. Now most of us know about how SE has said it was MS themselves holding back a 360 version of XIV So if SE knew they were close to reaching a agreement they would not be saying all over the place that at launch it would be PS3 and PC only and they would also not have let Sony say it was exclusive to PS3 during their PS3 presser.

Chances are the game will eventually at some point come to 360 when MS can finally agree on a deal but I doubt it's now.
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FamilyGuy - 100 days 18 hours ago
1.7 - Don't get your hopes up.
Not that many of you care about MMOs in the first place. I really wonder what the issue is about MMOs for M$?
I could see it happening only so that Sony can't claim they're the only ones with it but other than that it seems unlikely because of whatever that hidden reason was that other MMO attempts (beyond thePS2 FF MMO) on the 360 have been unsuccessful.

My thoughts
I really believe the hold up with this game is that M$ doesn't want PS3 gamers to be on the same severs as 360 gamers as "paying for Live" would come into question yet again. They might want 360 gamers to get charged less to play the game, 360 only severs or some extra thing they can tout over the PS3 version.

I can't wait to see how this all turns out.
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freeblue - 100 days 18 hours ago
1.8 - N4G needs to ban all articles with Question Mark???? titles
if the author doesn't have anything to back up his claim. then write it as a "hey, i want to create a rumor on the internet, and hope some other sites will pick it up and run with it. and maybe it will be true and i can claim YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST" don't use the question mark to shell yourself from critics and responsbility. If you have no confidence of the information you're about to publish.. DON"T. Put ???? on the title will not let you off the hook.

N4G seems to have lot of these types of stories lately. :(
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leyego - 100 days 18 hours ago
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its gona happen no doubt about that but will they say anything at the TGS? nope, i highly doubt it.

i remember reading somewhere in an interview that they will make a 360 version of ff14 but it will be after it comes out for the ps3 and pc first.
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DeathroW22 - 100 days 17 hours ago
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Jack trentton didnt say it was exclusive and didn't put much focus on it. He just said "The PS3 will be the only _console_ it launches on in 2010"
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Chubear - 100 days 17 hours ago
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For this game it really doesn't matter. PS gamers have had a bad taste in their mouths from FF MMOs last gen and from all the footage we've seen of it, there really nothing special there. I kind looks like the same thing from the PS2 gameplay wise.

The talk for this particular game has been weak to mediocre so perhaps SE might feel like moving this one over but I doubt you'll get PS3 gamers bothered at all.

Now SE comes out and says FFVs13 is now multiplat and watch the universe EXPLODE! lol
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JokesOnYou - 100 days 17 hours ago
1.12 - funny..
How SE has said many times about how they want to grow their business beyond Japan and 360 has a huge fanbase that will no doubt bring higher profits especially since their already making a pc version= 360 closely resemles. Hell they quickly corrected Jack at E3 about it being ps3 exclusive saying that its on PC too and considering other platforms. Yet some say micro opened their check book....nah I say SE is looking to bring this to 360, why not? Does anybody really want another mmo rpg, though? uugh

JOY
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Game13a13y - 100 days 16 hours ago
1.13 - wow, i really do hope MS did not get their hands on this game
why? because this is a freaking MMO, and to make it on the 360 as well that means the game needs to compromise on a stupid DVD9. and that would make the scope of the world much smaller, well, unless the 360 players are willing to swap disc when they travel in between the worlds. otherwise, DON'T DO IT SQUARE-ENIX!!! whatever MS is paying you i will double the amount!!!
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Marquis_de_Sade - 100 days 16 hours ago
1.14 -
Familyguy, I don't think that's true, FFXI could be played with a silver account, it just required a PlayOnline subscription.
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Sarick - 100 days 14 hours ago
1.15 - Even if they do.
I think it would be good because I myself don't plan on putting money in another FF online. Based on the current customer feedback on average they probably won't change the way they do busyness for FFXIV.

http://www.zam.com/story.ht...

http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/...

After being a Final Fantasy player since PS2 launch they've had their ups and downs but things have only went downhill. It's not like they're going to suddenly change things for the better.

Getting emails like this don't help things either.

From:
[autoinfo@us.playonline.com]

Subject:
An Important Message About Your PlayOnline Billing Information

Date:
Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:03:25 +0500

To:[removed]

Dear Customer,

You are receiving this letter to notify you that your billing information has been removed from the corresponding PlayOnline account due to not being registered with or verified as a 3-D Secure enabled payment method. While this has not affected your ability to play the game currently, please be aware that unless a 3-D Secure enabled Visa or MasterCard is registered to the account by September 1, 2009, the account will be closed. For additional information regarding 3-D Secure please go to www.visa.com/verified (Visa Customers) or www.securecode.com (MasterCard Customers).

If you have already signed up for this service with your payment method, please proceed with re-registering your payment information through the PlayOnline Viewer. If you have not already signed up for this free service offered by your card provider, please do so and then log in to the PlayOnline Viewer and update your billing information. Please complete this by August 31, 2009 to avoid service interruption.

Please note that if you have already cancelled this account, and do not wish to continue playing at this time, you may disregard this notice.

PlayOnline Information Center
https://secure.playonline.c...
Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time

It doesn't bother me if it wasn't exclusive.
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FarEastOrient - 100 days 14 hours ago
1.16 -
@Joker

Unfortunately on my Fiscal 2008 Shareholder reports from Square Enix is that they haven't been making as much profits from the Xbox 360 as they could. The only way they are making money/brake even is from the money they got from Microsoft for development cost.

Dissidia Final Fantasy for the PSP for example has only been released for Japan as of the 2008 release, yet it has outsold The Last Remnant, Star Ocean IV, and Infinite Discovery combined (Total of International Sales). So far Square Enix hasn't release any games for the PS3, yet they have released their "classics" catalog on the Japanese PSN.

I don't know if this is sad, Final Fantasy VII for the PS1 on PSN has outsold The Last Remnant and Infinite Discovery as of the current fiscal report of July...
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KILL-ALL-CURE - 100 days 13 hours ago
1.17 - JUST WHAT ANOTHER MAJOR GAME TITLE NEEDS!
Its another confirmed gimped down game!
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DaTruth - 100 days 12 hours ago
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First you have to ask yourself if 360 has any console MMOs now or forthcoming; If it doesn't, then you have to ask yourself if it is even possible on the 360 or Live, seeing as how there are no plans for one and 360 hasn't demonstrated online high player count games.

PS3 has Home and several MMOs on the way and PC is the birthplace of MMOs!
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CaptainKratos - 100 days 12 hours ago
1.19 - if it is, why didn't just announce it before?
i mean its going to be released with the PC too.whats the big deal of not announcing it earlier?you think the gamers at TGS gives a crap about its release on the 360?
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FamilyGuy - 100 days 9 hours ago
1.20 - "Familyguy, I don't think that's true, FFXI could be played with a silver account, it just required a PlayOnline subscription."
Oh really, that's interesting so now that makes me think M$ might want to have this game only playable by gold subscription holders. You know how the Netflicks integration SHOULD be available to silver members as it would increase profits for netflicks but M$ instead wants to use it to add value to the gold membership?

That's a new theory but really anything could be the hold up.

If all gamers are on the same severs I wonder how communicating will work. What if you want to add a friend but they're on PC and you're on a console?
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humble_gamer - 100 days 9 hours ago
1.21 - im sick of hearing anything about FF
Sonys 3 best games in years past are FF, God of War, and GT. yet in 3 years not one of them have been released. i love new games as much as the next guy but give me a break. To me it just seems like when i finally get a taste of these games, the PS4 will be on the horizon and that upsets me a little. BTW ive owned my 60 gig since launch an have never regretted buying it, but im tired of waiting for ps2 sequels.
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vhero - 100 days 6 hours ago
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Doubt this I think its just somebody getting a little hopeful. I think it may come to 360 if MS do a deal of some sort as Xbox live is obviously what's holding it back as with other MMO's right now. It didn't affect FFXI as it ran on playonline system. If this does come to 360 its not gonna be until at least 2011.
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All-3 - 100 days 5 hours ago
1.23 - Just a reminder of what has been said...
E3: Final Fantasy XIV Online Press Conference Report, Analysis

http://www.gamasutra.com/ph...

Hashimoto began the press conference by discussing the apparent confusion around the game's exclusivity to the PlayStation 3 platform -- it was announced by Jack Tretton at Sony's press conference. Even so, it appears now to be in even more doubt than it was yesterday. Said Hashimoto, "Some folks interpreted the announcement as being an exclusive, but we wanted to make sure that the announcement was that the game is coming to the PS3 and PC, and in terms of Microsoft products and all other hardware we are considering all options at this time."

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FFXIV: “Discussions” with Microsoft holding up 360 version

http://www.vg247.com/2009/0...

Hiromichi Tanaka said to VG247 at GamesCom '09;

“However, for FFXIV, because 360 has its own policy with Xbox Live that is different from [the] internet, that’s something we’re in discussions with Microsoft [about], to come to an agreement. That’s one of the reasons it’s not going to be launched at that point.”

The “point” being the simultaneous release of the PS3 and Windows versions next year.

Tanaka told us in the same conversation that the words “launch timing” were “cut out” of SCEA boss Jack Tretton’s FFXIV exclusivity announcement FFXIV at E3, and that it “doesn’t mean that we’re not going to have a 360 [version] in the future”.

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FFXIV: Tretton didn’t say “launch timing” exclusive at E3, says Tanaka

http://www.vg247.com/2009/0...

“During the press conference, the ‘launch timing’ words were cut out of the comments, so the launch timing is going to be exclusive to PlayStation 3 as a console,” said producer Hiromichi Tanaka.

“Of course, we have a Windows version as well in that launch timing,” he said, adding: “PS3 and Windows are going to be at the same time.”

NOTE --> “That doesn’t mean that we’re not going to have a 360 [version] in the future, but at the launch timing, yes, it’s going to be Windows and PS3 only,” said Tanaka.
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Lifendz - 100 days 5 hours ago
1.24 - I honestly don't care if it's exclusive
This is an online Final Fantasy. I kinda want more people online to play it if I were to buy the game. Now if this was a FF proper having exclusivity would be kinda cool.

Oh wait, I forgot: FFXIII vs is still exclusive.
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Microsoft Xbox 360 - 100 days 3 hours ago
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Lets just all say 3rd party devs are not to be trusted anymore. Expect more exclusive franchises of the 360 hop onto the PS3 as well.

1st and 2nd party devs is where it counts this gen and Sony is untouchable in that area.
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Omega4 - 100 days 19 hours ago
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I wouldnt be surprised if they added FFvsXIII while they were at it. They may as well cause everyone knows its coming
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Wakka_ - 100 days 19 hours ago
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FFXIII 360 Japan release as well.
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PirateThom - 100 days 19 hours ago
2.2 -
Probably, another game that needs to be downgraded for DVD.
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Pizzagaki - 100 days 19 hours ago
2.3 -
@piratethom.

Dont worry, games dont have to be downgraded for dvd use, they can simply span them across disc's.
If you put Gears2 on a bluray it wont look better all of a sudden, putting something on dvd wont make it look worse, just span the discs.

And they wont downgrade the gfx for other reasons either, how many multi's out there look exactly the same?
Hardly any, most look better on one platform.

So now you can be relieved about it, but then again, it might turn out better looking on the platform you hate.

@wiimaniac,
Lol @ wiimaniac, removing stuff cause of size limitations.
Boy, if a game has to come on 20 dvd's i could understand, but Vesperia is on one damn disc, and FF13 will have 3 disc's, even LO got more disc's, and i didnt see them cutting content.
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Wiimaniac - 100 days 18 hours ago
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Why do you want another game to be gimped @Omega4? And I'm not talking about FFXIV because that game 's nothing special, just another MMO. I'm talking about FFXIII and FFXIII Versus.

Didn't you watch the last interview of FFXIII on GameTrailers? Square had to remove a lot of things to make both games equal. Or what about Tales of Vespeira PS3, that it is coming with a lot of content that was left out of the X360 version because of space limitations.

I hope Square leaves FFXIII Versus as a PS3 exclusive to finally see a real next-gen FF game without getting a held back version like FFXIII. *Square lied about leaving the PS3 version unchanged. And they basically admitted it on that same interview I'm talking about.

You want all the PS3 exclusives then buy a PS3.
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jack_burt0n - 100 days 18 hours ago
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TBH i dont think MS will flash anymore cash because its not worked so far still no one buying the hardware in japan still none of the above posters have bought IU, Last remnant so why bother lol

@pizza the more discs the more MS cut into ur profits its something every developer tries to avoid especially if its not published by MS.
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SpoonyRedMage - 100 days 18 hours ago
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I have both IU and The Last Remnant actually.

Also MS desperately wants the game(s), do you think they'd increase royalties if they really, really want the game?
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Transporter47 - 100 days 18 hours ago
2.7 - @Pizzagaki
you are right just like Batman AA looks better on xbox360 o wait...

Edit: i moved my comment from below up here
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PirateThom - 100 days 18 hours ago
2.8 -
I never mentioned graphics, look at how they're not including the Japanese voice overs for FFXII on PS3, because they won't fit on DVD... makes you wonder, what else have they cut, downgraded, removed or changed.

Seriously, you can have multiple DVDs all day, but there's already one cut made even with 3 DVDs , what about others?
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GiantEnemyCrab - 100 days 18 hours ago
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"You want all the PS3 exclusives then buy a PS3."

Wait, wasn't this announced as PS3/PC so I fail to see how it's an exclusive since we always say 360/PC are not exclusives.

I'm confused.. Which one is it?

Anyway, I will be playing the superior version on my PC. ;)
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crisiskillerbx9 - 100 days 18 hours ago
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why don't you just geat a ps3 instead of wishing for another FF to go multi. the ps3 is $299 now
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leyego - 100 days 18 hours ago
2.11 -
gl with that crab.
according to them u'll have to buy a high end pc to be able to play it when it comes out. just like FF11 when it first came out.

last time i checked a slim ps3 is cheaper then upgrading a pc with high end stuff. then again upgrading your pc aint a bad investment.
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Reibooi - 100 days 17 hours ago
2.12 -
@Pizzagaki

While it hasn't been confirmed that the new content for ToV was removed from the 360 version due to space there is one aspect that was never added into the game in the first place due to space. That would be the full voice over.

It's said that there is more new VO added into the PS3 version then there is space on a 360 DVD which is quite substantial while the 360 version was indeed only on 1 disc that doesn't mean the devs would not have had to pay for a 2nd so it still would have been a better idea for them to fit it onto a single disc if possible.
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deshon09 - 100 days 14 hours ago
2.13 - lol you keep say install base
the 360 install base is pathetic in japan so i still dont see ffvs or ffiv on the 360 in japan
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Saaking - 100 days 13 hours ago
2.14 -
Why would they release FFXIII on the 360 in Japan? The Japanese have something called "standards" you know and they won't buy the inferior version (multiple disks=lower quality). JRPGS don't sell on the 360.
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waltercross - 100 days 11 hours ago
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Pizza dude, you say "All they have to do is spread the
game out on Multi DVD Disc" as if That's a Good thing.

@ GiantEnemyCrab, Get your thumb out of your butt for
once, Square never said FF14 is Exclusive for the PS3.
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Lifendz - 100 days 5 hours ago
2.16 - Is that all 360 owners do....
dream about getting PS3 exclusive games?
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Sarick - 100 days ago
2.17 - @pirate
FF11 has always needed an HDD. If it needs installed with 3-5 disc most of or all of the data will be stored on the HDD. If you happen to own a 360 and buy this say goodbye to your 120gb HDD as most of it probably will be consumed by this online game.

Look at it this way.. The outdated FF11 uses about 10-12 gigabytes on a PS2 and PS3. The updates need install space to. If you combine that with the graphics update this version is bound to be bigger. It's been posted by the developers that the launch version of 14 will be about as big as the original FF11 pre-expansion.

"Tanaka: Compared to FFXI's Vana'diel launch point, FFXIV may be slightly smaller. However, because the graphic is more detailed and there is more content, we don't think you will feel that the world is small or anything like that. Also, one thing to mention is that FFXI was zone based, but FFXIV is going to be seamless, so from the city to the battlefield, you won't notice any sort of zone change."

Take a look..

http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/...
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ZombieAutopsy - 100 days 18 hours ago
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Hopefully FF14 is multiplat, im all for 3rd party exclusives every now and then but when it comes to cross platform MMO's you want as many people playing as possible. FFv13 though i kinda want to stay Ps3 exclusive as long as they really take the extra time workign with the cell, and hopefully get some help from ND (i know it wont happen but a man can dream).

Edit: disagree but no repsonse...must be trolls living under this bridge.
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Omega Archetype - 100 days 18 hours ago
3.1 -
I agree. FFXIV should be on 360 as well. The bigger user base the better.

FFvXIII should definitely stay as a PS3 exclusive and I'm going to bet that Tetsuya Nomura will make sure of that. I think he's the one keeping it from going multiplatform because I assume he wants to use every possible ability that the PS3 has.

Then again, since we haven't heard nothing from it, maybe I'm entirely wrong. In the end I shouldn't really care considering I own both a PS3 and 360, but I just don't want the game to be dumbed down or delayed because of it going multiplatform.
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Max Power - 100 days 18 hours ago
3.2 - I am not sure about this...
but FFXIV will support keyboard and mouse on the ps3, which is why it'll be able to play cross platform. What I am unsure about is if that same feature (as in keyboard and mouse support) is available on the 360?
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MAiKU - 100 days 18 hours ago
3.3 -
I'm not so sure about cross platform online play... alot of mmo hackers out there. And the ps3 hasn't been hacked yet so we'd be playing at a dis-advantage haha.

Well i dunno how the FF online security system is like actually, XIV will be my first FF online game.
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ZombieAutopsy - 100 days 18 hours ago
3.4 - @MAiKU
well i dont know anyone whos encountered hackers on FF11 although im sure it has happened considering its most likely possible on the ps2,xbox, and pc. Im sure theyll have something for them though, most likely they will ban them and if theyre playing on an xbox they will hopefully report them to MS and get their xbox banned.
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MAiKU - 100 days 11 hours ago
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do a youtube search, i think i saw a vid once where a guy had wings on from a summon. the hack didn't really do anything to the gameplay, but it did show other things were possible...
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